Cranbrook is one of the world's leading centers of education, science and art. The community is comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, Contemporary Art Museum, House & Gardens, Natural History Museum and Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory schools.

Cranbrook was founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904. Its campus features the work of world-renowned architects such as Eliel Saarinen, Albert Kahn, Steven Holl, Tod Williams, Billie Tsien, Rafael Moneo, Peter Rose, sculptors Carl Milles and Marshall Fredericks and others. Critics have called Cranbrook "the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America" and, in 1989, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.